Serpentine-shooter.



IV'L. CASTILLO. SERPENTINE SHOOTER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. II, IsIe.

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:tese LOUIS CASTILLO,

SEBPENTINE-SHOOTEB.

oFisAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

specification of Letters Patent. -Patented Apr, 24, 1917.

application mea september u, 191e. seal Ne. 119,445.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J osi-1 Lotils CASTILLO,

/ the oarrel, whereupon inertla dischargesthe a citizen of Guatemala, residing in the city vand county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Serpentine-Shooters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a gun, and is particularly adapted to shoot rolls of paper ribbon known as serpentine Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part. of this speciticationz# Figure 1 is a .perspective view of the invention'. l

Fig. 2 1s a cross section taken on line :c-ze

Fig. l. The gun comprises a stock 1 and a barrel 2 in the form of a pistol. rl`he barrel is provided with a longitudinal dove-tail groove 3 in its upper face in which'is mounted a slide at. lpon the rear end of the slide is secured a holden tothe sides of which are Arms T project from each side of the vbarrel at the end thereof, and elastic bands 8 respectively connect each arm 7 with an arm 6v at the same side of the gun barrel'. A stop 9 is located at the forward end of the groove 3 to limit' the forward movement of the slide A, and a stop l0 is located at the rear end of the groove to limit theV rearward movement of the slide. A ring 11 is connected to the rear of the holder 5 by means of which the holder and slide are drawn backward along the barrel 2. A clip 12 is secured to the stock 1 to serpentine roll is attached, whilethe serpentine itselfl is placed on the slide A witliinthe holder 5 In' order to shoot the serpentine from the gun. the stock of the gun is held in the hand and the barrel aimed in the direction in which itisl desired to shoot the serpentine: the ring 11 is grasped and the holder and slide and the serpentine are drawn backwardly along the barrel against the tension of'theelastic bands S, the ring is then released l"and the holder and slide and the serpentine are drawnforward rapidly by the -bands 8 until :the slide and holder are arres ed by the stop 9 at the forward end of serpentine forwardlyv beyond the forward end of the barrel, the serpentine unwinding as it travels forwardly and the rearend thereof being held captive b v the clip 12.

Having thus described my inventionrwhat I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent iszl. A gunincluding a rel, said barrel having tail groove in its upper face. a slide having a dovetail 'projection engaged in said groove. a holder secured to the upper face and rear end of the slide and having a curved front face extending on opposite sides of the slide whereby to allowa serpentine reel to seat on a side thereof. on the upper face of the slide and have its periphery engaged with stock having a bar- 4said curved front tace of the holder, a ring side of the stock. said holder having a flat upper face sov as to allow an end of the serpentine to be arranged thcreover and connected to said clip.

2. A ygun including a stock and a barrel'. a holder slidablv connected said holder lhaving a horizontal botom to receive one fiat side face of a serpentine reel and having a vertical curved wall to engage the periphery of the reel. whereby to hold the reel in horizontal position with its side faces parallel to the barrel. and a clamping clip secured to the stock. said vertical curved wall of theh/older being formed so as to allow one'end of the serpentine to be passed the-rebevond 'and clamped by the clip, against the stock.

In testimonvwhereof I have hereunto set in v hand in the presence of vtwo subscribing witnesses.

, J OSE LOUIS CASTILLO.

Witnesses:

Loris PADILLA, JAMES Mesos'.

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' Washington, D. C.

a longitudinal doveto the barrel, 

